A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 332 This thing is even more useful than magic!

William sat in a chair, looking down as he browsed through Arya's belongings—collections that could be considered those of a fetishist:

Numerous silhouettes from old newspapers and old photographs!

From reports of Grindelwald forming the Muscats, to his arrest in the United States, his escape again, and his open incitement of wizards in Paris... until 1945, when he was defeated by Dumbledore and imprisoned in Nurmengard.

Then, news about Grindelwald gradually decreased, and it became about Dumbledore… He accepted the Order of Merlin and refused to become Minister for Magic… At some point, reports about Voldemort began to appear… Then came the boy who survived… and then William Stark…

William frowned, surrounded by newspaper silhouettes of himself, starting with the Tywin incident and including the days before when he was wanted by the French Ministry of Magic!

There are even more reports about him than about Grindelwald, for a simple reason: his timeline is all within these few years, making it easier to collect information about him than about others.

Arya's pursuit of this group was almost fanatical!

Among them, Hermione specifically took out two newspapers.

One of them is from 1927, when Grindelwald publicly displayed his prophecies about the future at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris:

Muggles threw some kind of weapon, creating the illusion of a mushroom cloud.

There was also a Muggle newspaper that reported that in 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Arya made a special mark on it.

William was horrified. If the newspaper was true, it meant that Grindelwald had predicted something eighteen years later.

This prophetic ability... no wonder it's Grindelwald, it's way better than Trelawney, and dozens of centaurs!

Clearly, Grindelwald's speech at the Paris rally inspired Arya, and she set her sights on this weapon.

At some point in time, Arya began collecting Muggle newspapers, and this continued until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, when rumors circulated that nuclear weapons had been leaked.

In fact, the US and the USSR lost quite a few nuclear bombs over the past half-century, including even a Mark 15 hydrogen bomb.

The United States made a movie called "Broken Arrow," which tells the story of the United States losing a nuclear bomb.

Judging from the newspapers collected, Arya probably had her sights set on Ukraine.

The reason is simple: Ukraine inherited a large amount of the Soviet Union's legacy, and it is currently the third largest country in the world in terms of the number of nuclear weapons.

The country itself is in chaos, its economy is in continuous decline, and the power of domestic wizards is weakening.

For these reasons, Ukraine is discussing the dismantling of its nuclear weapons.

Yes, Ukraine is prepared to destroy its nuclear weapons and become a nuclear-free country!

Because the US, UK, and Russia have pledged to protect Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and borders from being violated.

Historically, they should sign this memorandum in Budapest, Hungary next year.

At that time, Ukraine will not only completely destroy its nuclear weapons, but will even abandon the delivery vehicles for nuclear warheads. They will also dismantle mature missile silos and dispose of rocket fuel…

Similarly, Ukraine is also actively dismantling nuclear power plants.

During the Soviet era, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in Ukraine made the entire Ukrainian people very resistant to nuclear power.

When Leon Kravchuk encouraged Ukraine to secede from the Soviet Union, he took advantage of this public sentiment by promising that after Ukraine became independent, all of the country's nuclear power plants would be gradually dismantled.

After Ukraine broke away from the Soviet Union, the Kravchuk authorities indeed kept their promise and immediately sealed off the nuclear power projects under construction within the country, and planned to shut down and dismantle several nuclear power plants one after another.

However, a dramatic turn of events occurred: as the Ukrainian economy plummeted, the power generation of traditional thermal and hydroelectric power plants continued to plummet.

On the contrary, the four nuclear power plants still in operation in Ukraine can stably provide the country with about 500 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, accounting for 30% of Ukraine's annual power generation.

In this situation, not only the Ukrainian government, but also the Ukrainian people, rarely mention shutting down the nuclear power plant anymore. Instead, it's become... "It's actually quite appealing!"

Expecting a country so utterly corrupt to protect nuclear weapons is impossible. Arya probably managed to acquire one amidst this chaos.

Her goal was obvious: to drop an atomic bomb on Paris and enjoy the spectacular fireworks display.

Her intention was perhaps to tell Grindelwald, "This thing is more useful than magic!"

William packed all the newspapers into his safety bag, intending to take them back and study them carefully.

"What should we do?" Hermione asked worriedly.

As a Muggle-born child, she knew very well the power of nuclear weapons.

"We don't know when or where Arya threw the spell, nor do we know where she is. We can only give the French Ministry of Magic a heads-up."

William still needs to save Newt, in case Arya's target is the Ministry of Magic.

If William rescues Newt but still doesn't know where he is, he'll run away with Hermione.

Otherwise, how could they possibly withstand a nuclear bomb with their bare hands?

Even if William wanted to, nuclear weapons wouldn't allow him to be that awesome!

William quickly wrote a letter and had a house-elf find an owl to deliver it to the Ministry of Magic.

After doing all this, William and Hermione left the house without bothering Vida any further.

Under the gentle moonlight, the two walked hand in hand along the Champs-Élysées, strolling aimlessly.

"Nagini is in Newt's trunk," William said.

"That giant snake?"

"Yes, she's taken over the owl's nest and sleeps there every day. Other animals don't dare come near, and the owl doesn't dare either, so she has to squeeze in with the Niffler," William laughed.

The serpent returned to the box and found its nest occupied. It was furious and tried to entice William to teach Nagini a lesson... but William ignored it.

"Nagini is quite pitiful," Hermione said with pity.

It's truly pitiful; Nagini was originally a very beautiful witch, but now she's turned into a snake.

"William, what would you do if I were also afflicted by the Blood Beast Curse?" Hermione suddenly asked.

"I won't let you..."

"What if!" Hermione said with utmost seriousness, "What if I turned into an animal and lost my memories..."

"Then I will definitely turn you back."

"What if it fails?"

"Why don't we go find Death? Doesn't he grant any wish?"

"Death..."

The two reached the intersection, where the enormous silhouette of the Eiffel Tower slowly came into view.

"Shall we go up to the top and take a look?" Hermione suggested softly.

When Dumbledore's last letter arrived, they returned without even making it to the third floor.

William nodded. The Eiffel Tower was already closed at this time, but it would be easy for a wizard to get up there.

Hermione suddenly grabbed his clothes, blinking her bright, intelligent eyes. In the moonlight, the soft downy hairs on her delicate ears were faintly visible.

"What's wrong?" William asked softly.

Hermione's cheeks flushed, her eyelashes fluttered, and she mimicked Anne's pleading, "I can't walk anymore, can you carry me up?"

William smiled, squatted down, picked her up, and transformed into a sea eagle, his figure rising from the ground like a rainbow.

When the two reached the top of the Eiffel Tower, William transformed back into his original form, but still carried the girl on his back.

Hermione nestled against his back and whispered, "William, do you want me to leave Paris?"

William hesitated for a moment, turned his head slightly, gave a soft "hmm," and said earnestly:

"It's dangerous here. I'll take you to Lyon; Anne and the others are there."

Hermione shook her head, her stubbornness shining through her. She blinked and said firmly, "I'll do anything you ask, except this one thing... no way!"

William stared into Hermione's eyes, lost in thought.

Hermione touched his forehead with her smooth forehead, then hugged the boy's neck tightly, stubbornly saying, "Don't let me go, I can help!"

William nodded slightly, then turned his head back, his face full of gentle smiles.

Hermione gently bit the boy's earlobe, turned her face to the side, pressed herself against his back, closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling, and murmured:

"William~"

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(Thanks to "Blue White Bowl BWB", "Ying Miao", "Qin Cheng Guo", and "Feng Ling Shiwu" for their donations.)

Only one chapter today, my tooth hurts ╯▂╰ Sorry.

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